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Young pine cones in different climatic zones are collected at different times. In Ukraine, it's the middle of May - beginning of June, in central Russia - June 21-25. Jam can be cooked out of the pine cones that are easy to cut with a knife or nail pierced. To collect suitable knobs have reached 1-4 cm in length.

Collecting pine knobs, pay attention to their appearance. It happens that the pine may be affected by insects: with such a tree is not worth to collect cones.



Honey "from pine cones. Collected bumps go, wash, remove spoiled. Cones fall asleep in a pot and cover them with cold water. Water is necessary to pour so much so that it covered the little bumps (1-1, 5 cm). It should bring water to a boil and add 1 kg of sugar (a rate of 1 kg sugar in 1 L of water). After the sugar is dissolved, bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat and simmer for about 1 5 hours. To jam was transparent, in the cooking process is necessary to remove the foam. When the jam is ready, cones soaked with syrup and become translucent, slightly reddish.



"Sunny" jam. Washed cones cut into pieces, boned in sugar. In banks laid sweet resulting mixture was thick as layers 1, 5-2 cm, each of which also fall asleep sugar (top layer should be coated lumps them entirely). Banks cover with a clean cloth or gauze, put in a sunny warm place and shaken from time to time to the sugar is completely dissolved and the syrup is formed. When the sugar has dissolved completely, "sun" can try to jam. Close the jam tight lid and store in a cool dark place.